Zhu Yunwen hurriedly asked:
"You mean that the plans I implemented before have been discovered by those chieftains? But even if they have discovered them, they probably won't be able to break my plans, right?"
We can only watch helplessly as my plan unfolds. This can be considered a calculated scheme, an unsolvable predicament.
Surely the leaders of these chieftain families wouldn't kill their descendants just to prevent their power from being divided among them?
Zhu Yunwen's plan to decentralize the power of the chieftains was somewhat similar to the previous Edict of Grace.
This Tusi family is similar to some of the feudal lords of the past; they also wield too much power and have too absolute control over the local area.
Therefore, the rulers at the time devised a method called the "Decree of Grace".
He decreed that the descendants of those feudal lords could inherit their status and power, which triggered a power struggle among those descendants.
Some even went so far as to pledge allegiance to the imperial court for a little power, and within a few generations, they dismantled the power and status of the feudal lords from within.
Zhu Yunwen used the same methods on these chieftain families.
Yang Shiqi said to Zhu Yunwen:
"His Highness the Crown Prince's method is sound, and those chieftain families indeed have no way to break it in the short term. However, as I just mentioned, we have overlooked one point."
That is to say, these chieftain families were indeed quite ruthless. They knew that if things continued this way, the imperial court would inevitably dismantle their chieftain family's power.
So, unwilling to accept their fate, these chieftain families actually united to rebel. Of course, at this point, it's only news that's circulating.
Whether there has been a rebellion, or whether it will actually happen, is still uncertain. However, when the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue planned to implement road construction policies in the southwest region, they were indeed met with resistance from the local chieftain families.
Open and covert resistance. The fact that they so vehemently oppose the policies the court intends to implement suggests they genuinely harbor thoughts of rebellion.
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes slightly and said:
"Is this a desperate act? A rebellion? If they really have this idea, I don't mind eliminating the threat of the Tusi family in the early Ming Dynasty."
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